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Enhanced skills you apply for at Memorial, not through CaRMS · 2 offerings · Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial’s enhanced skills page (opens the school’s site in a new tab)

What applies to every offering

Applications, 2027–28
Not stated on the school’s page.
Who can apply
Differs by offering: see each row below.
International medical graduates
Not stated on the school’s page.
Funding
Differs by offering: see each row below.
How to apply
Differs by offering: see each row below.
Start dates
Not stated on the school’s page.
Accreditation
Differs by offering: see each row below.

These apply to every offering below unless its row says otherwise.

Offerings 2

Enhanced skills offerings you apply for at Memorial University of Newfoundland
Care of the Elderly - six-month option for physicians returning from practiceCategory 1, not in CaRMS · Care of the elderly and palliative careLength6 months for physicians returning from practice (12 months through CaRMS)Positions2 six-month positions a yearApplicationsNo dates publishedDiffers from the above
  • Who can apply: Physicians returning from practice who are certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) or eligible to sit the CCFP exam
  • Funding: The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Health and Community Services offers a one-time $50,000 incentive to practising family physicians returning to MUN's Care of the Elderly program, in return for a two-year return-in-service commitment. Applications go through the Office of Health Professional Recruitment and Retention.
  • How to apply: Applications are made outside CaRMS: contact the program director or academic program assistant for details. Applicants for the Newfoundland and Labrador incentive also submit a letter of acceptance from MUN with the incentive form.
  • Accreditation: Category 1 (listed under Category 1 programs)
  • Also in the CaRMS FM/ES match: Care of the Elderly at Memorial, on the CaRMS FM/ES list
Care of Underserved Populations (CUP)Category 2 · Global, Indigenous and underserved populationsLength6 or 12 monthsPositionsOne 12-month position, or two 6-month positionsApplicationsDate unclear on the school’s pageDiffers from the above
  • Who can apply: Currently enrolled family medicine residents, or practising family physicians certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) or eligible to sit the CCFP exam
  • Funding: not stated
  • How to apply: Apply directly to the program: application form, three reference letters, a personal letter and a CV
  • Accreditation: Category 2

Through CaRMS at Memorial

Memorial also runs 2 programs in CaRMS’s FM/ES match, in 2 areas: Care of the Elderly, Emergency Medicine. You apply to those through CaRMS, on CaRMS’s dates. See Memorial’s CaRMS FM/ES programs

From Memorial’s own pages, checked 10 Oct 2026. Schools change dates, positions and funding through the year; confirm on Memorial’s page before you apply.